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Man gets life in prison for fatal meth lab fire
(State News ~ 12/09/14)
A 31-year-old Southeast Missouri man has been sentenced to life in prison for a meth-related fire that killed two young children. The state attorney general's office said that Joshua L. Maynard of Centerville was sentenced Monday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. The case was moved there from Reynolds County, where the December 2012 fire destroyed a home in Bunker...
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More Ferguson grand jury documents released
(State News ~ 12/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The prosecutor who oversaw the Ferguson police shooting inquiry released additional grand jury documents Monday evening, but they do not include a law enforcement interview with a key witness that was also appeared to be missing from the initial release of documents last month...
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Museum working to preserve plywood art in Ferguson
(State News ~ 12/09/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Missouri History Museum and the Regional Art Commission are working to preserve art that has been added to plywood meant to protect storefronts or cover damage from protesting in Ferguson and St. Louis. The wood has been enhanced with drawings, bright colors and positive sayings, such as "listen with love" and "heal the world," since a grand jury last month declined to indict white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old.. ...
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster denies lobbyist influence
(State News ~ 12/09/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Monday denied claims he was influenced by campaign contributions and lobbyist perks while tackling consumer fraud issues, an argument strong enough to convince lawmakers tasked with investigating him that his actions led only to an appearance of misconduct...
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Missouri readies for 10th execution of 2014
(State News ~ 12/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri is preparing for its final execution of 2014, a year in which the state has rivaled Texas with its use of the death penalty. Paul Goodwin is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the 1998 killing of a 63-year-old St. Louis County woman with a hammer. He would be the 10th person put to death in Missouri this year -- the most since the death penalty was instituted. Already, the state has tied for the record set in 1999...
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Matthew Cook pleads guilty to Advance murder, gets life without parole
(Local News ~ 12/09/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- "For nearly two years, my life has been turned upside down. ... I will never forget the day I got the call that my brother had been killed." That's what Shannon Smith said to Matthew Cook at the Dunklin County Justice Center on Monday morning...
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Bellevue Street apartment demolished
(Local News ~ 12/09/14)
A former apartment building is razed Monday at the east end of Bellevue Street in Cape Girardeau. The site overlooks the Mississippi River and the downtown area. (Fred Lynch)
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Government unveils federal law enforcement profiling ban
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration issued guidelines Monday that ban federal law enforcement from profiling on the basis of religion, national origin and other characteristics, protocols the Justice Department hopes could be a model for local departments as the nation tackles questions about the role race plays in policing...
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Organic produce or GMOs?: Local experts weigh in on national conversation about which is better for you
(Health ~ 12/09/14)
Over the past several years, the organic food craze has definitely grown. But some people feel that genetically modified foods -- or GMOs as they are commonly known -- are just as good, if not better. What are the pros and cons of each and which are truly better for you?...
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Scott City to improve wastewater treatment
(Local News ~ 12/09/14)
Plans to upgrade Scott City's wastewater treatment plant are underway. City administrator Ron Eskew said the approximately $3.5 million project will be pitched at the Jan. 5 council meeting. The upgrade is a result of a Missouri Department of Natural Resources permit modification. ...
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Small businesses take advantage of new funding program
(Local News ~ 12/09/14)
Just over $75,000 may not seem like much -- but a little can go a long way for a small business. Minglewood Brewery in Cape Girardeau and Parengo Coffee in Sikeston, Missouri, plan to create new jobs as a result of money loaned to them by a locally based economic development organization's new program...
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Central boys basketball team falls to Poplar Bluff in conference tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/14)
Four consecutive steals in the middle of the fourth quarter allowed the seventh-seeded Poplar Bluff Mules to push their lead to 11 points before hanging on to upset the second-seeded Central Tigers 79-69 in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday night at Sikeston High School.
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Sounds of the Season Draws Sellout Crowd
(Submitted Story ~ 12/09/14)
SoutheastHEALTH Foundation's 19th annual Sounds of the Season benefit concert drew a sellout crowd on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Cape Bible Chapel. "We had to reuse tickets at the door just before the show started," says the Foundation's Sam Duncan. In all, more than 800 tickets were sold. Foundation board member and Southeast Ambassador Bob Matthews proclaimed Sounds of the Season as the "best one ever."...
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'Gone Girl' still raking in the bucks locally
(Local News ~ 12/09/14)
It's been nine weeks since Cape Girardeau rolled out the red carpet for the premier of mystery-thriller "Gone Girl," but the 20th Century Fox Film doesn't seem to be going anywhere. For those arriving late to the party, or simply trying to avoid the crowds, Cape West 14 Cine in Cape Girardeau still has regular showings available. Theater manager Kevin Dillon said 10 weekends is a slightly longer run than average, with most "big blockbusters" dropping off at the eight-week mark...
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Santa Time
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/09/14)
Santa greets 3-year-old Laikyn Williams after SoutheastHEALTH's Sounds of the Season holiday concert at Cape Bible Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Cape Girardeau. The concert annually raises money for the Southeast Cancer Center Patient Experience Fund, which aids cancer patients...
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Pet of the week 11/23/14
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/09/14)
Bruiser is ready for the Holidays. He's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas !
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Rain & Foggy Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/09/14)
Rain & Foggy day in Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
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Teacher Reunion with former students
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/09/14)
Mrs. Faye Thoma Bertrand, who taught at the Blomeyer one-home school house in the 1950's with two former students, Margaret Chapman Heuring and Larry Hugh Chapman. She taught other family members, Mary Chapman Kinder (deceased), Billy Dale Chapman (deceased), Kenneth Chapman and Norman Chapman. The only child in the Chapman family that she did not teach was Sharon Chapman Bowen...
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Flu vaccine may be less effective this winter
(Community ~ 12/09/14)
NEW YORK -- The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths. Flu season has begun to ramp up, and officials say the vaccine does not protect well against the dominant strain seen most commonly so far this year. That strain tends to cause more deaths and hospitalizations, especially in the elderly...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2014. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was published in England. On this date: In 1608, English poet John Milton was born in London...
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Gerald Burger Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Gerald Robert Burger Sr., 70, of Rockview passed away Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lester and Stella Park Burger. He and Linda Borders were married May 9, 1963, at Zalma, Missouri...
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Helen Theiss
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Helen M. Theiss, 92, of Uniontown died Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 1, 1922, in Alva, Oklahoma, daughter of John Henry and Lillie Elsie Dubben Lohmann. She and Paul Heinrich Theiss were married June 14, 1953. He preceded her in death June 13, 2011...
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Brian Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Brian Williams, 38, of McClure died Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at his home. Graveside service will be at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Guard arrested in NYC hot-cell death
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
NEW YORK -- A jail guard accused of skipping her rounds and falsifying a logbook to cover it up was charged Monday in connection with the death of a mentally ill inmate in his stifling 101-degree cell. Carol Lackner faces multiple counts of falsifying business records, filing a false instrument and official misconduct charges for falsely indicating she checked on homeless ex-Marine Jerome Murdough and other Rikers Island inmates every half-hour Feb. ...
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Out of the Past 12/9/14
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/14)
Declaring he has played a leading role in helping restore confidence in city government, Mayor Gene Rhodes announced yesterday that he will seek a second term; he will face Albert Spradling III in the April 3 general election. Father and son William Holly, 48, and Michael Holly, 22, both of Cape Girardeau, are among the 468 undergraduates to receive their diplomas at winter commencement ceremonies at the Show Me Center...
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Births 12/9/14
(Births ~ 12/09/14)
Daughter to Justin Mark and Heather Nicole Nolan of Perryville, Missouri, 5:28 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Name, Emma Raeann. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Nolan is the former Heather Sparkman, daughter of Jeffrey Sparkman and Lisa Sparkman of Perryville. She is employed by Wilson and Mann L.C. in Cape Girardeau. Nolan is the son of Coleen Foster of St. Louis and Mark Nolan of Scott City. He is employed by Pepsi Mid-America in Marion, Illinois...
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South African aid group describes hostage talks
(International News ~ 12/09/14)
JOHANNESBURG -- The government in Yemen, a U.S. ally, was kept informed about a South African aid group's efforts to negotiate the release of a South African hostage before he died in a U.S. raid on al-Qaida militants, the head of the aid group said Monday...
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6 dead after plane crashes into Maryland home
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- A small, private jet slammed into a house Monday, killing a woman and her young sons inside the home and three people on the aircraft, authorities said. The jet crashed around 10:45 a.m. in Gaithersburg, a Washington, D.C., suburb, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Lohr said during a news conference...
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Lack of civility in protests
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/09/14)
The rioting, looting and burning of buildings we witnessed in Ferguson, Missouri, following the grand jury's acquittal of the policeman who shot and killed an unarmed youth are symbolic of two developments: 1. Death of civility in protesting real or perceived injustice, as practiced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s;...
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Tailor Institute continues to help those with autism
(Editorial ~ 12/09/14)
What started as one man's vision now continues without the founder leading the way. Earlier this year Dr. David Crowe died after fighting brain cancer. Crowe was a local orthodontist who also had a gift for photography. But he's often remembered foremost as the founder of the Tailor Institute, an organization that helps those with autism develop their gifts. Beyond the services provided, it's also been an avenue to help others know more about autism...
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The albino deer and questions on conservation funding
(Column ~ 12/09/14)
After killing Cape Girardeau's albino buck, Jerry Kinnaman was, "Captivated by the strange beauty," of the animal. I, too, was captivated by the strange beauty of the creature that had in truth enriched our lives for several years. And a sadness. And a feeling that it was just so wrong...
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Ridley Scott, Christian Bale defend 'Exodus' casting
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/14)
NEW YORK -- The biblical film "Exodus: Gods and Kings" has come under fire for white actors being cast in the main roles as Egyptians. But director Ridley Scott has a message for those trying to boycott the movie: "I say, 'Get a life."' Scott said he had to assemble the "best possible cast ... on a budget of this scale." The film cost an estimated $140 million...
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Jackson police report 12/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department responded to the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n Jacob D. Lewis, 22, of Fredericktown, Missouri, was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Michael D. Probst, 30, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Anna McFarland
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
Anna Jane Lesem McFarland, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at Southeast Hospital.
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/9/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Heather Moore, no age given, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance and driving the wrong direction on a highway...
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Willis Horn
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Willis C. Horn, 94, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and 6:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Young & Sons Funeral Home...
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Speak Out 12/9/14
(Speak Out ~ 12/09/14)
I just don't understand how anyone can kill a majestic beautiful animal like that when he has killed so many big deer before. I just don't understand that. Even some Fox News spokespersons seemed outraged that there was no indictment in what was ruled by the medical examiner a chokehold death of Eric Garner by a NYC police officer...
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Afghanistan mired in war as U.S. combat command ends
(International News ~ 12/09/14)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- American and NATO troops closed their operational command in Afghanistan on Monday, lowering flags in a ceremony to mark the formal end of their combat mission in a country still mired in war 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban regime for harboring those responsible for 9/11...
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Big Mac hurting as customers become pickier
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
NEW YORK -- Hold the pickles, onions and special sauce. The Big Mac is becoming a victim of finicky tastes. As sales continue to slide in the U.S., McDonald's plans to expand a test that lets people build their own burgers by tapping on a touchscreen to pick the bread, cheese and toppings they want. The company says it will bring the option to 2,000 of its more than 14,000 U.S. locations next year...
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Fire destroys L.A. construction site
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
LOS ANGELES -- A raging fire Monday destroyed a massive apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles, sending up flames that were visible for miles while raining ash on a large area and snarling rush-hour traffic. It was one of two destructive early morning fires in the city. The other heavily damaged a building that houses multiple businesses in a neighborhood a couple miles away...
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High court rejects BP settlement appeal
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
NEW ORLEANS -- The Supreme Court is leaving in place BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for businesses and residents over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The justices did not comment Monday in rejecting the London-based oil giant's arguments that lower courts misinterpreted settlement terms and put BP on the hook to pay inflated and bogus claims by businesses...
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Brodeur helps Blues slip past Panthers with 4-2 victory
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Martin Brodeur made 32 saves in his first home game with St. Louis, and Chris Porter scored his first goal of the season late in the third period to send the Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Porter's goal came just more than three minutes after Florida tied the game. Porter redirected Barret Jackman's slap shot past Roberto Luongo at 18:06 to give the Blues a 3-2 lead...
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Deer breaks through doors, wrecks room
(National News ~ 12/09/14)
GALLOWAY, New Jersey -- Police say a deer burst through the front doors of a home, darted through the residence and ransacked the master bathroom. Galloway police received a 911 call at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday from a woman reporting a deer ran through her house. ...
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High school roundup: Chaffee girls basketball team wins tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Monday.
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Prayer 12/9/14
(Prayer ~ 12/09/14)
O Father God, may we help those in need and show them your love. Amen.
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Carol Phillips
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Mable Carol Phillips, 71, of Tamms died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Crusaders for Christ Church in Mounds, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Dennis Clark officiating...
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